NTSPP – 272
Windsurfer’s box spanner
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Month: April 2015
DT 27785 (Hints)
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27785 (Hints)
Big Dave’s Saturday Crossword Club
Hosted by Tilsit
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Morning everyone!
Our glorious leader has gone to the city of perspiring dreams for a booze-up er.. gathering of erudite setters and solvers. If you are in the area, it’s not too late to go and you can meet up with BD, Crypticsue and a whole gaggle of your blog chums, plus the odd setter (and most of them are!). So I am afraid you have me babysitting the site for the weekend, so I’ll be here today and tomorrow with the hints, etc.
As is usual for the weekend prize crosswords, an assortment of clues, including some of the more difficult ones, have been selected and hints provided for them.
Toughie 1384
Toughie No 1384 by Sparks
Don’t call me Shirley!
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment ****
Anoher fine puzzle from Sparks, well worthy of its Friday slot.… Continue reading
DT 27784
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27784
Hints and tips by Deep Threat
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffs on a bright sunny morning.… Continue reading
DT 27779
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27779
A full review by gnomethang
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BD Rating – Difficulty */**– Enjoyment ***
This puzzle was published on Saturday, 18th April 2015
Morning All! There were some very nice surface readings in this puzzle. It would have needed to be harder for me to add another enjoyment star but while it lasted it was fun!
Toughie 1383
Toughie No 1383 by Shamus
The setter didn’t 1 across
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Another Thursday and another Toughie polished off in the dentist’s waiting room.… Continue reading
DT 27783
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27783
Hints and tips by Kath
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BD Rating — Difficulty ** — Enjoyment ***/****
Good morning everyone – no sun in Oxford, but there’s still time although it’s not looking particularly hopeful at the moment.… Continue reading
ST 2791
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2791
A full review by gnomethang
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***– Enjoyment ****
This puzzle was published on Sunday, 12th April 2015
Morning All!. I solved this on the plane going to Spain and then had to solve again last night as I had lost the paperwork!. It was a joy both times with some great clues as ever.
Toughie 1382
Toughie No 1382 by proXimal
“I am not strange. I am just not normal.”
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
I thought that this was spot on for the level of difficulty for a Wednesday Toughie and I enjoyed solving it.… Continue reading
DT 27782
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27782
Hints and tips by 2Kiwis
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
The cold weather that we wrote about last week turned out to be just a warning shot across the bows. The woolly hats and long trousers have been put back in the drawer for the meantime and the wood container for the fire put back in the shed.
A few clues today had us beak scratching. Overall, we found the puzzle pleasantly challenging and amusing.